The Cayuga Bird Club will hold its monthly meeting next Monday, March 11, at 7:30 at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, with cookies and conversation at 7:15.
Nick Mason, PhD Student, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University will be presenting "Complex colors and simple songs? Exploring evolutionary relationships between plumage, vocalizations, andhabitat in tanagers (Thraupidae). Tanagers are renowned for their bright, colorful plumage but are regarded by most field guides as poor songsters. The idea of an evolutionary trade-off between song and plumage dates to the days of Darwin; however, empirical evidence for this trend remains scarce. Nick will discuss his masters thesis on the newly redefined tanagers with respect to the relationship between song and plumage elaboration and the habitats in which they are expressed. The Club will also be hosting Nick for dinner at Aladdins in Collegetown at 5:30 pm prior to the meeting. This is a great opportunity for members to meet with Nick and others while enjoying some great food. If you would like to join us for dinner, please RSVP to [email protected] by Sunday evening so that reservations can be made. Good birding this weekend! Hope to see you Monday! Colleen Richards Correspondence Secretary Cayuga Bird Club ____________________________________________________________ OVERSTOCK ipads: $30.93 Get 32GB Apple iPad for as low as $30.93. Limit 1.Day. Grab yours Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/513944177228c44171a4est04duc -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
